Slide Title
Preview
Date
1987
Description
Ebenezer Knight Dexter bequeathed this large parcel to the Town of Providence upon his death. In the 1840s, this was only a 10-acre tract for militia training. At the turn of the century it was supplanted by the new building seen today. It is by far the grandest of four large armory commissions used by William R. Walker & Son, and impressive measured against any United States armory. 235 feet by 165 feet and 90 feet from the floor to the crown of its arching. Abandoned by the National Guard in 1996
Creator 2 Role
Architectural Firm
Creator 3 Dates
1830-1905
Creator 3 Role
Architect
Creator 4 Dates
1865-1922
Creator 4 Role
Architect
Building Style
Romanesque Revival (Edwardian)
Themes
Urban Redevelopment
Subject Headings
Aerial photography in land use -- Rhode Island -- Land use,; Urban -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Armories -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Cranston Street Armory (Providence, RI); Providence, RI -- Buildings, structures, etc
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
Parade, Cranston, Dexter Streets and Hollywood Road, Cranston, Rhode Island
Recommended Citation
William R. Walker & Son; Walker, William; and Walker, William, "Armory District: Cranston Street Armory" (1987). Smolski Images. 3.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/3
Keywords
aerials, armories, abandoned, land use
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H. "Buildings of Rhode Island." Oxford, 2004, pp. 132. Woodward, W.M. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence Preservation Society, 2003. pp. 204.